Busch Officially N
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Must mean Frost now has the RB Coaching position figured out as well, although probably still requiring the final contract agreement on terms before officially announcing it. Otherwise there really wouldn't have been any other reason to wait for the formal Busch announcement except for figuring out the RB coaching situation.
perhaps, I can't think of any rocket ismails types since rodgers, who really stood out at returns
Pierson-El had a good freshman season but was plagued by injuries. I think he had 3 returns his freshman year for touchdowns.
Dude hit the jackpot. The bar for special teams -- top to bottom -- could not be lower.
Tyrone Hughes averaged nearly 13 yards/return over his 4 year career at NU returning punts. For perspective, his career average would have ranked in the top 10 this year. He also returned punts in the NFL - he has to rank up there in as one of the better returners in NU history.
In 1984, Shane Swanson average 14.5 yard on 19 returns, including this TD that broke a 3-3 tie with Zero State:
This has probably been asked before but what experience does Busch have with special teams. I'm not slamming this hire because I love what Busch has done for Nebraska in the past and his recruiting skills along with Joseph are top shelf. I'm just wondering if he's coached special teams in the past. Great hire in my opinion, smart man with ties to the state.
He has experience
- 989: Nebraska Wesleyan (graduate assistant)
- 1990-93: Nebraska (graduate assistant, defense)
- 1994: Wisconsin (graduate assistant)
- 1995-96: Northern Arizona (secondary, co-defensive coordinator, 1996)
- 1997-2000: New Mexico State (defensive backs)
- 2001-03: Utah (secondary)
- 2004: Nebraska (special teams coordinator, outside linebackers)
- 2005-07: Nebraska (special teams coordinator, safeties)
- 2009-10: Utah State (defensive coordinator)
- 2011-12: Utah State (special teams coordinator, safeties)
- 2013-14: Wisconsin (defensive backs, special teams)
- 2015: Ohio State (defensive quality control)
- 2016-17: Rutgers (defensive backs, co-defensive coordinator, 2017)
- 2018-20: LSU (safeties)
- 2021: Nebraska (defensive analyst)
- 2022: Nebraska (special teams coordinator)
Good to hear he's officially aboard as the special teams coach. He's done good a good job in the past so hopefully he can turn this special teams unit around. I also love that he was a big part of arguably the best recruiting period in the 2000s and was one of the best recruiters on the staff at the time.
I'm not sure if I'm more excited about is 1,000 years of experience at Nebraska Wesleyan or concerned it took him so long to finish a graduate degree.
Any poster up here, putting in an honest effort, and armed with nothing but youtube, would be better than what we got.
The very definition of a "grizzled veteran."I'm not sure if I'm more excited about is 1,000 years of experience at Nebraska Wesleyan or concerned it took him so long to finish a graduate degree.
Seems James Franklin might be on to something..
http://www.myknoxconews.com/celebrations/busch-family-celebrates
I think I heard his LSU contract went through March. So he may have been milking the pay until the end. But I sure hope it’s that we have a RB coach figured out.
I know we paid Bruce Reed a lot and had sub-par special teams performance.
It’s possible last couple years have sunk special teams lower, but we were not very good.
It’d be nice to not have to reserve full time position for ST, but it’s very clear we needed it. Bonus is Busch has plenty of experience coaching other positions and could potentially help out wherever needed.
